Aristotle is said to be one of the most important philosopher, and he was a scientist. He was taught by Plato but later they became rivals in philosophy. Aristotle mostly taught and lived in Athens, and he taught Alexander the Great. Aristotle was the founder of biology and logic. He was also a strong believer in friendship. He wrote many books on topics such as logic, ethics, politics metaphysics, and much more. Only one third of Aristotle's writings have survived and they are mostly lecture notes.
Biography
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. in Stageira which is close to present day Olympias. Aristotle went to Athens when he was 17 to be a student at Plato's Academy. He later taught Alexander the Great there. Aristotle moved to a small city in Asia Minor when Plato died in 347 B.C. Later in his life Aristotle moved back to Athens and established a school called the Lyceum. It was later known as the Peripatetic because the students and teachers always walked all around the school grounds when they were discussing things. When Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., Aristotle moved into an old family estate in Euboea. That was were he died just about one year later.
Philosophy
Aristotle was influenced by Plato, his teacher in philosophy. He agreed that everything flows and that nothing lives forever and that the forms of things such as a rabbit, are eternal and immutable. But he thought that Plato had turned everything upside down.He thought that Plato's "idea" rabbit was a concept that humans had thought of after seeing a number of rabbits. Aristotle also believed in form and substance.The substance is the thing that something is made from and the form is its' characteristics. Aristotle said that when humans discern things that they put them in different groups or categories. Aristotle,unlike his teacher said that women were the incomplete form of men. He also thought that the child only inherits the man's characteristics. Aristotle, like Plato believed in the ethical virtues such as justice, temperance, and courage. He believed that if you have those virtues, you will have lived a good life.
Major Works
Aristotle's Ethics
Politics
The Nicomachean Ethics
Complete Works of Aristotle
Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2
Quotes
"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods." **Aristotle**
"The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. " **Aristotle** "It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. " **Aristotle**
"He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled." **Aristotle** "Happiness depends upon ourselves." **Aristotle**
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This is a bust of Aristotle.
Introduction
Aristotle is said to be one of the most important philosopher, and he was a scientist. He was taught by Plato but later they became rivals in philosophy. Aristotle mostly taught and lived in Athens, and he taught Alexander the Great. Aristotle was the founder of biology and logic. He was also a strong believer in friendship. He wrote many books on topics such as logic, ethics, politics metaphysics, and much more. Only one third of Aristotle's writings have survived and they are mostly lecture notes.Biography
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. in Stageira which is close to present day Olympias. Aristotle went to Athens when he was 17 to be a student at Plato's Academy. He later taught Alexander the Great there. Aristotle moved to a small city in Asia Minor when Plato died in 347 B.C. Later in his life Aristotle moved back to Athens and established a school called the Lyceum. It was later known as the Peripatetic because the students and teachers always walked all around the school grounds when they were discussing things. When Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., Aristotle moved into an old family estate in Euboea. That was were he died just about one year later.Philosophy
Aristotle was influenced by Plato, his teacher in philosophy. He agreed that everything flows and that nothing lives forever and that the forms of things such as a rabbit, are eternal and immutable. But he thought that Plato had turned everything upside down.He thought that Plato's "idea" rabbit was a concept that humans had thought of after seeing a number of rabbits. Aristotle also believed in form and substance.The substance is the thing that something is made from and the form is its' characteristics. Aristotle said that when humans discern things that they put them in different groups or categories. Aristotle,unlike his teacher said that women were the incomplete form of men. He also thought that the child only inherits the man's characteristics. Aristotle, like Plato believed in the ethical virtues such as justice, temperance, and courage. He believed that if you have those virtues, you will have lived a good life.
Major Works
Quotes
"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods."
**Aristotle**
"The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. "
**Aristotle**
"It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. "
**Aristotle**
"He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled."
**Aristotle**
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
**Aristotle**
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